Do you know that feeling where something you love just pops up and you get all giggly and have this strong (and bizarre) temptation to squee in delight? I'm kinda sorta hoping that it's not something you're too familiar with. I pride myself in having non-fangirly friends. Well, that happened to me today.
The culprit? It's called Crazy ABC's by the Barenaked Ladies.
I suddenly hear all the "Oh"s of understanding as people realize that Lynnae is fangirling over an abc song. I mean come on, this is me we're talking about here. Why? Because it's awesome!! Unfortunately, YouTube has failed me for the first (okay, maybe second) time in recorded history and does not have a useful version of this song to play for you. But here are the lyrics:
Hey Steve, hey Ed, that sounds nice, what is it?
Thank you, it’s a, it’s an alphabet song I’m working on
Oh great, a whole new alphabet, I just learned the old one
A is for aisle, B is for bdellium, C is for czar
And if you see him would you mind telling him?
Okay, hang on a second, yeah aisle, bdellium?
Yeah, aisle like a, like a theater, alright, okay and bdellium?
Bdellium, it’s a gum like tree resin, it starts with a silent B
And then czar? Yeah, it’s uh like a Russian czar
You know everybody knows apple, ball and cat
I wanted to get into some, you know some stranger words
Right, I see what you’re doing
D is for djinn, E for Euphrates
F is for fohn, but not like when I call the ladies
I thought phone started with a P like a Ph
No, its F 0 H N, it’s a, it’s a kind of wind
Yeah, I know what you mean by wind
G for gnarly, I for irk, H is for hour
J for jalapeños, good in either corn or flour
Tortillas, let us rhyme
K is for knick knack, L is for llama
Pramma, llama, ding, what’s so strange about llama?
Llama, it starts with two L’s, what’s the second one for?
No idea, I know loser
N for neumonic, M is for mdomo, 0 is for ouiga board
P for pneumonia, pterodactyl and psychosis, Q is for qat
Okay, Q qat? What? Yeah, it’s uh Q A T, it’s an evergreen shrub
It’s a perfect scrabble word because it’s a Q with no U
There’s not many of those, you have too much time on your hands
R is for argyle , no it isn’t
Okay, you’re right, I couldn’t find a good R word
S is for Szár, a lovely German river
T for tsunami, a wave that makes me quiver
U is for urn, but not like earning money
V for vraisemblance from French and therefore kind of funny
W for wren, wrinkly and who
X is for Xian, an ancient Chinese city, true
Ancient Chinese city, huh? My guitar player, some hotshot
Y is for yiperite, a very nasty gas
And zed’s the final letter and by final I mean last
Okay, when you say zed for the benefit of our American friends
You really mean Z, right?
No, I mean zed, like, like Zed Zed Top, Zed Zed Top?
Yeah, you know the guys with the big long beards
Well, Except the guy whose name is Beard. he has a mustache
I always thought that was interesting
You done with the alphabet?
No, extra letters I haven’t heard of? I think so
This was a great help, I think
With the contribution you made to world literacy
Well, I’m just saying, kids I’m just saying
Think outside the box a little bit, box with an R
Yeah, well, no box with a B A L K S like a pitcher
Ah, as opposed to B A C I-f S
Right, think outside the box, get into some Rochmaninov That’s Rochmaninov with a W
If you like it, look it up on itunes or amazon or something. It's really quite catchy. :)
The exact reaction I got from my dad when I sent him the mp3 was a look of complete bafflement as the track started to play, followed by the slow, rueful shake of his head. I know, I know, Dad. But it's one of the reasons you love me so much, right?
